PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertil Brutal (ranked 24897 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Bjj Ace (ranked 695 p4p, 336 weight class). Bjj Ace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brutal
vs
Ace

180 cm
19
200
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
200
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertil Brutal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjj Ace!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace tries to move into range but Brutal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brutal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sprawl & Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Ace goes for a double leg but Brutal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brutal continues to drive forward.
Brutal lands with a shot to the body.
Brutal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brutal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brutal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brutal scores with a shot to the body.
Brutal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ace misses with a takedown attempt
and Ace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ace or perhaps it was just good defense by Brutal, which made it look bad.
Bertil Brutal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Ace.
Brutal cracks Ace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Brutal darts in and clinches Ace up against the cage.
Ace looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brutal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Brutal.
Brutal stalling.
Ace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brutal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brutal slows down the pace here.
Brutal lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brutal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brutal defends it nicely.
Brutal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ace doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Brutal to counter with a crisp jab.
Bertil Brutal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brutal scores with a punch to the head.
Brutal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ace or perhaps it was just good defense by Brutal, which made it look bad.
Brutal is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brutal scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutal scores with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brutal just leaning against Ace, taking a breather.
Brutal taking a breather.

Brutal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ace drops his hands momentarily and Brutal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brutal connects with a body shot.
Brutal lands a jab to Ace's midsection.
Brutal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brutal has Ace up against the cage in a clinch.
Brutal is stalling here.
Ace fails to pull guard.
Brutal lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brutal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brutal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brutal.
Brutal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bertil Brutal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ace tries for a takedown but Brutal circles away easily
and Brutal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brutal connects with a single shot there.
Brutal thuds a left hand into Ace's body.
Brutal lands with a right hand.
Brutal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brutal wants it to stay on the feet.
Brutal lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Brutal. That snapped Ace's head back.
Brutal lands a jab.
Brutal lands a jab to Ace's midsection.
Brutal thuds his right hand into Ace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brutal cracks a nice hook into Ace's ribs.
Brutal lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brutal.
Ace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brutal scores with a body shot.
Brutal works Ace's body with a nice hook.
Ace fails with a takedown attempt.
Bertil Brutal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Ace.
Ace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brutal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ace shoots and misses
and Brutal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brutal scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brutal cracks Ace with an open hand slap.
Ace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brutal cracks a nice hook into Ace's ribs.
Brutal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brutal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brutal lands a nice shot to the body.
Brutal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brutal clobbers Ace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ace misses with a takedown attempt - Brutal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brutal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Brutal.

It looks like Bjj Ace has been cut.
Brutal lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Brutal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ace doesn't seem phased though.
Brutal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brutal cracks Ace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Ace has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brutal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ace can do to turn this around?
Brutal works Ace's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Brutal does it's job there.
Brutal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brutal thuds his right hand into Ace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brutal swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ace tries for a takedown but Brutal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ace is breathing heavily.
Brutal scores with a sloppy right hand. Ace should have avoided that one.
Brutal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ace has time to react.
Ace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brutal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ace is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brutal is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutal clobbers Ace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brutal thuds his right hand into Ace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brutal as he avoids it easily.
Ace takes one to the side of the head.

Brutal closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brutal stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brutal lands with a light punch inside.
Brutal stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bertil Brutal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjj Ace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brutal lands with a shot to the body.
Ace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brutal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ace in his tracks.
Brutal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ace at a distance.
Ace shoots in for a takedown but Brutal shows good takedown defense.
Brutal's corner calls for a 1-2. Brutal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brutal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ace misses with a takedown

and Brutal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brutal.
Brutal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutal presses Ace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brutal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutal slowing the pace effectively.
Brutal leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Brutal.

Brutal breaks from the clinch.
Brutal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brutal jabs at Ace's body.
Brutal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brutal lands with an overhand left.
Ace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutal throws a series of punches but Ace moves out of range.
Brutal scores with a jab to the head.
Brutal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brutal scores with a jab to the body.
Ace shoots in but no luck this time.
Bertil Brutal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Ace.
Brutal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Brutal clinches up with Ace and pushes him back against the cage.
Ace tries to pull guard but Brutal holds him up against the cage and eventually Ace drops back down to his feet.
Ace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ace letting Brutal take a breather here.
Brutal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutal has Ace pushed against the cage.
Brutal is pushing Ace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brutal seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Brutal working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Brutal breaks the clinch.
Brutal scores with a decent looking hook.
Ace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brutal tests Ace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brutal lands a really nice looking cross but Ace seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutal lands the left hand.
Ace shoots and misses
enabling Brutal to counter with a crisp jab.
Bertil Brutal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ace ducks right into an uppercut from Brutal.
Brutal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brutal lands a slapping body shot.
Brutal scores with a hook to the body. Ace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brutal thuds his right hand into Ace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brutal throws a combination. Ace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Brutal.
Nice cross by Brutal.
Brutal connects with a body shot.
Bjj Ace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brutal scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertil Brutal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brutal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertil Brutal!
Bertil Brutal spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.